The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 574
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Pingyang came to pay New Year's greetings to his elder brother and sister-in-law. Speaking of Pei Yunqian's meeting with Miss Xu's family years ago, Pingyang told Mrs. Xie that the Xu family still had some concerns, so the marriage was considered a blowout.

Mrs. Xie was quite unexpected when she heard the words, it was only a month later, Mrs. Xie originally thought that this marriage would be a sure thing.

After all, Mrs. Gu, the fifth wife of the Xu family, was very satisfied with Pei Yunqian that day.

Mrs. Xie was puzzled: "Could it be that Miss Xu is unwilling? Didn't like Cousin Pei?"

Pingyang replied: "My sister-in-law's in-and-out meaning seems to be due to Ms. Xu." Then she was puzzled and said: "But that day when Miss Qing came back and told me that the girl from the Xu family liked Cousin Pei very much."

"It's kind of weird."

Mrs. Xie frowned: "It's a little strange." Then he waved his hand and said: "Perhaps Xu Xu's family has other plans. Since it's not fate, let's forget it."

After Pingyang left, Mrs. Xie was still haunted by ghosts, so she talked to E'mu: "Cousin Pei is a good-looking talent, so is Miss Xu's heart really so high? Why do I always feel that this is a bit strange."

Just now when Mrs. Xie and Pingyang were discussing this matter, Ah Mu was always on the sidelines, and said, "Why do I feel that this matter is not because of the Xu family's unwillingness, but because of Mr. Pei."

Xie listened to A Mu's words, she thought for a while, and murmured: "There is also this possibility." She pondered and guessed: "That is because my cousin didn't want to marry Miss Xu, so he told her directly in private."

"After all, if you are not satisfied with this statement, it would be better for the woman's family to raise it."

Mrs. Xie was sure: "This is in line with Cousin Pei's personality."

He sighed again: "It's just a pity, that girl from the Xu family is really nice, my cousin doesn't even like this kind of thing, his marriage is a bit embarrassing for me."

Ah Mu tentatively said, "Perhaps Mr. Pei really doesn't want to get married."

"Then how could it be?" After Xie blurted out, she thought about it again: "You mean she has a sweetheart?"

"If there is, then just ask to marry me, why is this?"

Ah Mu was silent, then sighed again: "Maybe I can't say it."

Mrs. Xie was taken aback when she heard the words, pondered for a while, then looked at A Mu and guessed: "You mean, Cousin Pei fell in love with someone he shouldn't?"

She lowered her voice and murmured: "Could it be Pingyang?"

Ding Xingwang, a man in Prince Yong's mansion, in their generation, only Pingyang is a prostitute, and she has been supported by her brothers since she was a child. Pei Yunqian grew up in the palace since childhood, and he is a modest gentleman, so in everyone's perception, he treats Pingyang as well as the princes in the palace treat Pingyang.

Even Mrs. Xie didn't think much about it.

As soon as the words came out, Mrs. Xie was still a little unsure: "Impossible? Pingyang is simple and cute. Before she came out of the cabinet, everyone liked her. Cousin Pei is a measured person, how could he have such unreasonable thoughts."

A relative who relies on the palace for his survival should not have such thoughts. Pei Yunqian is recognized as a dutiful gentleman, let alone have such thoughts.

Ah Mu said in a low voice: "Emotions, how can they be controlled, Mr. Pei is also a mortal, isn't he?"

In the past, Mrs. Xie didn't think about it at all, but now that she heard what E'mu said, she couldn't help but recall Pei Yunqian's many concerns for Pingyang all the time, and she knew it in her heart.

She sighed, and said silently: "There really is such an infatuated person in the world, who actually managed not to marry because of this spectacle."

"Hey! Respectable, but also deplorable!"

A Mu said: "Young Master Pei is really good. Regardless of his family background, I don't think he is worse than the eldest son of the Duke's mansion. Hey! It's a pity, good luck tricks people."

In the past, the Pei family was just a shabby household, even if Pei Yunqian liked Pingyang, it was impossible for Prince Yong's residence to marry his daughter-in-law to him.

Such a thing is simply like a dream.

Mrs. Xie also sighed, "Who said it wasn't."

"It's just that although the Pei family is very different from the public family, if Pingyang marries Pei Yunqian, I think she will be happier than marrying Li's cousin."

"Hey! It's a pity, there's nothing we can do about it."

Ping Yang, who was being chanted by Mrs. Xie, was listening to the steward's report in the front hall at the moment.

Every New Year's Day, everyone in the mansion can relax, but as the mistress, it is the busiest time in Pingyang.

Hosting banquets and inviting guests, visiting relatives and friends, celebrating birthdays and presenting gifts, all big and small matters are decided by the mistress.

Pingyang and the housekeeper were talking about something, Yuzhu came in hurriedly, and said anxiously to Pingyang: "Madam, it's not good, the sika deer that sister Qing kept in the yard just jumped out of the fence and kicked sister Mei."

Ping Yang was startled, and hurriedly asked: "Is the injury serious?"

Yuzhu said, "I hit my forehead with a hoof, and it's bleeding."

"How could this be? Didn't the boys reinforce the fence two days ago?" As he said that, Ping Yang hurried out, rushing to Xianglin Garden.

When we arrived at Xianglin Garden, we could only hear ghosts crying and wolves howling in the courtyard. A few servants were being pushed to the ground to beat the board, and the girls and servants knelt down on the ground, all of them were so frightened that their faces turned ashen.

Ping Yang sighed, but didn't care about these things, and hurried into the house.

The doctor had already bandaged Sister Mei and was explaining matters to Li Xiang, Ping Yang hurriedly interjected and asked, "Is the injury serious?"

The doctor cupped his hands and said, "It's just a superficial injury, but since the injury is on the face, I'm afraid it will leave scars."

A girl with a scar on her face is no joke.

Ping Yang frowned, and asked: "Is it possible to heal the scars with plaster?"

The doctor shook his head regretfully, and sighed: "The wound is a little deep, even if you apply the best scar removal plaster, it can barely make the wound shallower. If you want to completely remove it, I'm afraid it won't be possible."

Ping Yang sighed, and didn't bother to ask any more questions, so he went into the inner room to see Sister Mei.

Sister Mei was frightened just now and was being coaxed by the wet nurse. When she saw Pingyang, she burst into tears again, calling out loudly: "Mother, mother."

Ping Yang hugged the child in his arms, and comforted him softly: "Don't be afraid, it's fine."

At the age of five or six, sister Mei already knows about beauty,
She flung herself into Pingyang's arms, and replied whimperingly: "Mother, am I going to be an ugly monster in the future?"

Pingyang had a pure heart. Seeing the child crying sadly, she comforted her distressedly: "No, mother will ask them to find the best ointment. After the injury is healed, we will apply it every day, and there will be no scars."

She raised her hand to wipe the tears on the child's face: "Sister Mei, don't worry, you are still a beautiful little girl."

After all, she was still a child, Sister Mei was being coaxed by Pingyang, and after a while, the rain cleared up, and the child was tired from crying, curled up on the big bed in Pingyang and fell asleep.

Yuzhu came in quietly, and said to Pingyang in a low voice: "Ma'am, please persuade the son of the world, those young servants will be beaten to death, and all the servants who serve sister Mei in the courtyard will be kicked out. The big guys are kowtowing outside to beg for mercy, waiting for your kindness."

(End of this chapter)